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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 650
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT TO ER WITH CHEST PAIN, WAS SMOKING MARIJUANA AND CIGARETTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| FLUID STARTED ON FIRE AFTER FILLING ZIPPO LIGHTER & LIGHTING IT AGAIN D XBURN RT. HAND. NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT WAS BURNT WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| C/O PT WAS DRIVING CAR WHILE SMOKING CIGARETTE AND AHSES FLEW IN HIS EYE DX RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT HAS BURN TO FINGER WHEN TOUCHED HOT PART OF CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline |
| BURNED LT ARM-USED CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO LIGHT FIRE PIT WITH DEAD GRASS & LEAVES & GASOLINE-FLAMES HIT ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| USING LIGHTER TO LIGHT CIGARETTE WHILE OXYGEN TANK BESIDE HER WAS ON CAUSING THERMAL BURN TO HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 45 YOM REFILLED LIGHTER WITH FLUID, LIGHTED CIGARETTE, AND FINGERS CAUG HT ON FIRE CAUSING BURN TO 3RD, 4TH, 5TH FINGERS. NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PATIENT FELL ASLEEP WITH CIGARETTE IN HER HAND RESULTING IN FIRE, BURN ING DOWN HOUSE, ALCOHOL USE, FD PRESENCE NS. DX - INHALATION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| FACIAL BURN.PT WAS LIGHTING A CIGARETTE WITH A LIGHTER AND BURNED FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| SMALL BURNS TO LEG FROM CIGARETTE DX: BURN TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| CIGARETTE LIGHTER BLEW UP DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Lighter fluids |
| 44YMC REFILLING BUTANE LIGHTER AND ACCIDENTLY ACTIVATED LIGHTER AND LIGHTER SPARKED ONTO HAND/BURN FD DIDN'T ATTEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| BURN ON CIGARETTE LIGHTER - BURN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| LIGHTING A CIGAREET WHILE IN TRUCK - LIGHTER FLARED UP - NO FD LIGHTER BOUGHT AT SAM'S CLUB - 2ND DEGREE BURN FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters |
| PT GOT OF SOME OF BUTAN GAS ON HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FILL IN HIS CIG ARRETTE LIGHTER, LIT IT UP, BURNT HAND, SUSTAINED"HAND BURN"+SMOKING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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